2012 Economic Calendar
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"Economy improved despite pending fiscal cliff"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 12/21/12
Economic news solid, fiscal news up and down.
"Fed, Fed, and More Fed"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 12/14/12
The Fed gets creative again but can’t offset fiscal cliff.
"Jobs top expectations"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 12/7/12
Recovery continues but fiscal cliff rising threat.
"Housing now leading the way"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 11/30/12
Housing data are uneven but still pointing to recovery.
"Fiscal cliff hope and Sandy bashing"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 11/16/12
Sandy messes with indicators
"Election uncertainty gone-cliff remains"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 11/9/12
Election over but cliff looms
"Employment surprise"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 11/2/12
Jobs excite and disappoint
"Growth improves but still sub-par"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 10/26/12
Economy improving slowly but with cross currents
"Economy forward but profits lose steam"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 10/19/12
Economic growth may be holding up better than company earnings.
"Consumer brighter, trade dimmer"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 10/12/12
Improvement in consumer sentiment highlights an otherwise mixed week.
"Unemployment unexpectedly drops"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 10/5/12
Data mixed and drop in unemployment rate questionable.
"Sluggish and mixed"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 9/28/12
Economic leadership is shifting and housing may now be on top.
"Post Fed blues"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 9/21/12
Maybe the Fed can’t help as much as hoped
"The Fed goes to the well again"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 9/14/12
The Fed is going to the well again, but will it help?
"Job growth slows to a crawl"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 9/7/12
The week's economic news was mixed with one big exception.
"Waiting for Ben"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 8/31/12
The economic news is more positive than negative.
"Housing improves as manufacturing softens"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 8/24/12
Housing gaining some momentum
"Recovery moves forward a little"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 8/17/12
The recovery is still moving forward.
"Central bank hope"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 8/10/12
News light, stimulus hopes heavy.
"Jobs better than expected"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 8/3/12
The economy is still growing and the Fed may not have to act anytime soon.
"Muddling forward"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 7/27/12
The news isn't great but the economy is still growing.
"Earnings beat indicators"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 7/20/12
The recovery is losing a little steam.
"Profits add to global worries"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 7/13/12
Economic momentum is slowing.
"Jobs disappoint again"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 7/6/12
Jobs or not, economic vital signs solid
"Housing claws back"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 6/29/12
The consumer may be down but the housing sector is on a slow mend.
"Global concerns offset Fed"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 6/22/12
The Fed aside, the economic news is still mostly positive.
"Waiting on Greece"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 6/15/12
Economy growing but at slower rate.
"Maybe it's not so bad"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 6/8/12
Fading weather effects make for a slight upgrade to the economy.
"Employment growth slows to a crawl"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 6/1/12
The recovery wobbles backwards.
"Housing grows past seasonality issue"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 5/25/12
Housing and the consumer are up, but maybe not manufacturing.
"Greek worries weigh on markets"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 5/18/12
Greece aside, US growth steady at low trajectory.
"Economy is up but so is risk"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 5/11/12
The recovery's real, but so is risk.
"April employment disappoints"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 5/4/12
Jobs weaken but economy still moving foward.
"Earnings outstrip economy"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 4/27/12
First-quarter GDP flops, but not other indications.
"Earnings beat indicators"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 4/20/12
Consumer now leading an uneven recovery.
"FedSpeak Week"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 4/13/12
Yellen tops a heavy week of Fedspeak
"Fed and employment disappoint"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 4/6/12
Q1 coming in slower than expected.
"Manufacturing and housing not as hoped"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 3/30/12
Q1 held back: slower manufacturing growth, weak housing.
"Housing hits the pause button"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 3/23/12
Housing data slow but factors cloud.
"A week without Europe"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 3/16/12
Inflation is the focus in a week without Greece.
"Progress on two fronts"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 3/9/12
A key week of data indicates economic growth is gaining traction.
"February regains momentum"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 3/2/12
January was soft for the economy, but not February.
"Housing nudging up"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 2/24/12
Housing and confidence may be improving but oil is up.
"Greek water torture"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 2/17/12
Greek headlines upstage solid economic news.
"A Greek tragedy"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 2/10/12
There's mixed news on the economy and bad news on Greece.
"Employment surprisingly strong"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 2/3/12
The economy is up but not home prices.
"The Fed goes long"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 1/27/12
The economy is improving but how fast?
"It was a good week"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 1/20/12
Manufacturing and now housing firm up economic outlook.
"U.S. momentum outweighs European worries"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 1/13/12
Domestic strength offsets European risk.
"Employment gains momentum"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 1/6/12
Job demand is rising but is still no more than moderate.
"Ending with forward momentum"   by R. Mark Rogers, Senior U.S. Economist 12/30/11
There's momentum for 2012 with the economy ending the year moderately strong.
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